247 CDUS44 KLIX 260720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 438 PM 84 2005 74 5 80 MINIMUM 59 215 AM 30 1968 55 4 59 AVERAGE 69 64 5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.68 1976 0.17 -0.17 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 4.22 2.46 2.91 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 4.22 2.46 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 15.56 -3.14 11.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 44 132 -88 198 SINCE MAR 1 44 132 -88 198 SINCE JUL 1 1294 1354 -60 1702 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 5 MONTH TO DATE 69 44 25 10 SINCE MAR 1 69 44 25 10 SINCE JAN 1 139 75 64 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 200 AM LOWEST 52 500 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 83 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 26 2011.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 27 2011.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$